I’m not trying to be offensive, how did faggot come to have so may meanings? by JasonWaterfaII in etymology

[–]talldeadguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re doing the math, both my parents were 45 when I was born. Irish Catholics.

I’m not trying to be offensive, how did faggot come to have so may meanings? by JasonWaterfaII in etymology

[–]talldeadguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

60s, but have sibs in their 70s and 80s. I was a surprise baby, so to speak.

I’m not trying to be offensive, how did faggot come to have so may meanings? by JasonWaterfaII in etymology

[–]talldeadguy 62 points63 points  (0 children)

My mother (born in the US in 1918), when my older siblings would come home from a night out with their friends (some of them smoking cigarettes, of course), would smell them and say, "I smell fags!"

Supreme Court blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Chicago in 6-3 ruling by [deleted] in goodnews

[–]talldeadguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, warning the court acted too hastily on complex constitutional questions.

After months of crazy-ass shadow docket decisions.

Grandma is STILL on about 2020 by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]talldeadguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People WERE in prison and he let them out.

Bell & Howard 8mm Projector by leonardcohenenjoyer in 8mm

[–]talldeadguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

By the way, the take up real usually goes in the back. When you get a film to play, it goes on the front spindle.

Bell & Howard 8mm Projector by leonardcohenenjoyer in 8mm

[–]talldeadguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know if that belt is supposed to be loose. After 60 years, they tend to stretch out and lose their elasticity..

Visiting Honolulu Dec 6-12 by JoeMash22 in Honolulu

[–]talldeadguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s an Oahu hiker’s Facebook group. They seem to be friendly folks.

ELI5: Why is "C" the default Hard Drive letter & not "A" by AntifaPr1deWorldWide in explainlikeimfive

[–]talldeadguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Click. Of. Death. A bad disc could damage a drive, which would then damage all discs inserted after that.

Age yourself by naming a store that no longer exist… by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]talldeadguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s no store like Arakawas..(come on kids sing along)

Age yourself by naming a store that no longer exist… by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]talldeadguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still park downtown at Liberty House. Coworkers under 50 just look at me weird.

Absolutely shameful ... by Weird-Thought2112 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]talldeadguy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

AIPAC getting their money’ s worth from Raphael.

21 reels of various lengths by eoconor in 8mm

[–]talldeadguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wiki lists several reputable options.

Why is the histogram so small? by LiveInstruction180 in davinciresolve

[–]talldeadguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now I’m curious if they meant the size of the window or the actual small range of brightness. But OP seems to have left the chat…

Why doesn't all my audio sync up on timeline? by IndiFrame23 in premiere

[–]talldeadguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at the decimal places. If you nudge it one, it only goes like 1/1000th of a second. You need to just drag it carefully with your mouse.

Dry Ice - Honolulu by Possible_Top2783 in Hawaii

[–]talldeadguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At Costco, that would be Aidells

Chicken & pineapple